Japan's parliament on Wednesday approved Junko Koeda, an economics professor at Waseda University, as a new member of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board, making her the second female on the nine ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -New Bank of Japan board member Junko Koeda said the country's real interest rates are currently "extremely low," as inflation accelerates backed by solid growth in wages.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's parliament on Wednesday approved Junko Koeda, an economics professor at Waseda University, as a new member of the Bank of Jap ...

University professor Junko Koeda is set to become the newest member of the Bank of Japan’s policy board, a move that could further the central bank’s push toward policy normalization.

The government on Tuesday nominated Junko Koeda, an economics professor at Waseda University, as a new member of the Bank of Japan's Policy Board. The nomination of Koeda to replace Seiji Adachi ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's government on Tuesday nominated Junko Koeda, an academic who had warned of the cost of prolonged monetary easing, to join the Bank of Japan board in March, a choice ...

Bank of Japan’s newly appointed board member Junko Koeda did her best to keep various options open over the timing of the central bank’s next interest rate hike, as she started her five-year term.

Junko Koeda's remarks are likely to keep market speculation alive over the odds of a rate change at the next meeting. Subscribe . Digital Print . June 01, 2025 . Subscribe. Digital Print.

Japan's lower house of parliament on Friday approved the government nominee for the central bank's policy board, Junko Koeda, an academic known as a fiscal and monetary hawk, paving the way for ...

"Various data point to the direction that underlying inflation is moving toward" the bank's goal of sustainable 2% inflation, Junko Koeda said at her inaugural news conference on Wednesday.

The government picked Junko Koeda, a 49-year-old Waseda University professor, as Ishiba’s first selection for one of nine seats on the BOJ board, according to a document released to reporters in ...